Emergent Assessment of Suicidal Youth (EASY) Research Study
The Emergent Assessment of Suicidal Youth (EASY) is a research study conducted by Dr. David Brent. The EASY study is testing the utility of the CAT scales in the emergency assessment of suicidal risk in adolescents. The overall goal of EASY is to learn if current critical assessment of suicidal risk in adolescents can be improved.
Adolescent Suicide
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the 2nd leading cause of death for youth ages 12-18.
Every year approximately 44,965 Americans ages 10 and up die by suicide
Statistics taken from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data Summary & Trends Report by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
Check out previous presentations from the Services for Teens at Risk (STAR-Center) Annual Conference. All presentations are on suicide prevention, treatment, and/or innovations.